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2024-11-11
twice the size of world's tallest building
5,250 feet above
Just say nearly 1 mile high. Why are reporters so averse to standard measurements?
5,280 feet is 1,584 Canada geese stacked on top of each other for our neighbors up north unfamiliar with imperial units.
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Where is the problem? It says "1600 meter", which is perfectly fine and easy to scale. Initially, I was worried because they started with this "foot" thing while still having the word "science" in their name.
Doesn't sound as dramatic or clickbaity.
That was great. Too funny but 100% on point.
"You asked about the temperature–"
"I did not!"
Like you are averse to using the SI-System?
5000 sounds higher than 1
I'd love to know why. Giving me measurements in units of football fields, elephants, Olympic swimming pools, Empire State Buildings, or Mount Everest are fucking meaningless.
The hate of article writers for normal units in the headlines
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-sheriffs-office-viral-tweet/ 'Large Boulder Size Of Small Boulder' Makes Colorado Sheriff's Office Twitter Famous